Gas in Texas averaged $2.29 in 2019 — $2.88 in today’s money
Average, that year
$2.29
In 2025 dollars
$2.88
The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in Texas across 2019, shown both as it was at the pump and adjusted for inflation to constant 2025 dollars (CPI-U).
Across the year
How Texas prices moved through 2019
Weekly average for regular gasoline. The year’s high was $2.60 the week of April 29, 2019; the low was $1.86 the week of January 7, 2019 — a swing of 39.7%.
View the weekly data (52 weeks)
| Week of | Nominal | 2025 $ |
|---|---|---|
| January 7, 2019 | $1.86 | $2.37 |
| January 14, 2019 | $1.90 | $2.42 |
| January 21, 2019 | $1.89 | $2.41 |
| January 28, 2019 | $1.96 | $2.49 |
| February 4, 2019 | $1.92 | $2.44 |
| February 11, 2019 | $1.95 | $2.48 |
| February 18, 2019 | $2.05 | $2.60 |
| February 25, 2019 | $2.11 | $2.68 |
| March 4, 2019 | $2.16 | $2.74 |
| March 11, 2019 | $2.21 | $2.79 |
| March 18, 2019 | $2.29 | $2.90 |
| March 25, 2019 | $2.38 | $3.01 |
| April 1, 2019 | $2.46 | $3.10 |
| April 8, 2019 | $2.45 | $3.09 |
| April 15, 2019 | $2.55 | $3.22 |
| April 22, 2019 | $2.54 | $3.21 |
| April 29, 2019 | $2.60 | $3.28 |
| May 6, 2019 | $2.57 | $3.24 |
| May 13, 2019 | $2.53 | $3.19 |
| May 20, 2019 | $2.54 | $3.21 |
| May 27, 2019 | $2.49 | $3.14 |
| June 3, 2019 | $2.44 | $3.07 |
| June 10, 2019 | $2.37 | $2.98 |
| June 17, 2019 | $2.36 | $2.98 |
| June 24, 2019 | $2.31 | $2.92 |
| July 1, 2019 | $2.38 | $2.99 |
| July 8, 2019 | $2.44 | $3.07 |
| July 15, 2019 | $2.47 | $3.11 |
| July 22, 2019 | $2.50 | $3.15 |
| July 29, 2019 | $2.45 | $3.09 |
| August 5, 2019 | $2.42 | $3.04 |
| August 12, 2019 | $2.34 | $2.95 |
| August 19, 2019 | $2.29 | $2.87 |
| August 26, 2019 | $2.29 | $2.88 |
| September 2, 2019 | $2.24 | $2.81 |
| September 9, 2019 | $2.26 | $2.84 |
| September 16, 2019 | $2.24 | $2.81 |
| September 23, 2019 | $2.36 | $2.97 |
| September 30, 2019 | $2.32 | $2.91 |
| October 7, 2019 | $2.27 | $2.84 |
| October 14, 2019 | $2.24 | $2.80 |
| October 21, 2019 | $2.27 | $2.84 |
| October 28, 2019 | $2.23 | $2.79 |
| November 4, 2019 | $2.21 | $2.76 |
| November 11, 2019 | $2.26 | $2.82 |
| November 18, 2019 | $2.20 | $2.75 |
| November 25, 2019 | $2.23 | $2.78 |
| December 2, 2019 | $2.20 | $2.74 |
| December 9, 2019 | $2.16 | $2.69 |
| December 16, 2019 | $2.22 | $2.76 |
| December 23, 2019 | $2.19 | $2.73 |
| December 30, 2019 | $2.27 | $2.83 |
Year over year
How 2019 compares, adjusted for inflation
2019 was Texas’s 19th-most-expensive year for gas on record, adjusted for inflation — equivalently, the 9th-cheapest of 27 years (2000–2026).
Every grade
Texas fuel prices by grade in 2019
Year-average price per grade. Premium figures are the spread drivers paid for higher-octane fuel that year.
| Grade | Avg / gal | 2025 $ | vs. regular |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | $2.29 | $2.88 | — |
| Midgrade | $2.62 | $3.30 | +33.2¢ |
| Premium | $2.86 | $3.61 | +58.0¢ |
Common questions
Texas gas prices in 2019, answered
- What was the average price of gas in Texas in 2019?
- The average price of regular gasoline in Texas in 2019 was $2.29 per gallon — about $2.88 in 2025 dollars after adjusting for inflation, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration weekly data.
- How high did gas prices get in Texas during 2019?
- Texas's weekly average for regular gasoline peaked at $2.60 the week of April 29, 2019 and bottomed out at $1.86 the week of January 7, 2019 — a swing of 39.7% across the year.
- Were gas prices in Texas higher in 2019 than in 2018?
- Adjusted for inflation, regular gasoline in Texas was cheaper in 2019 than in 2018, down 8.1% year over year.
- How does 2019 rank for gas prices in Texas history?
- Adjusted for inflation, 2019 was the 19th-most-expensive year for regular gasoline in Texas out of the 27 years EIA has published weekly prices (2000–2026).